The impetus for this book came from numerous requests by public and private agencies and citizens for information regarding the human health effects of pes ticide exposures. We have tried to compile a relatively complete, concise sum mary of the acute and chronic health effects and the toxicology of pesticides in a format that provides quick and easy access. This book was written to address the needs of the following groups: medical and public health professionals, tox icologists, environmentalists, industrial hygienists, regulators, producers and users of pesticides, public interest advocates, and the legal profession. Acknowledgments We are indebted to Mr. Christopher J. Wiant, Chief of the Environmental Chemistry Section of the Illinois Department of Public Health. The financial support provided by his office was essential in producing this book. We are also indebted to Dr. Charles Benbrook, former staff member, and Representative George E. Brown, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Depart ment Operations, Research and Foreign Agriculture of the Committee on Agri culture, United States House of Representatives, for their guidance in obtain ing pesticide toxicity data. In the Freedom of Information Office, Office of Pesticide Programs of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the patience and assistance of Therese Murtagh and Virginia Salzman in obtaining documents are appreciated. Of the numerous individuals who participated in the production of this book, the following merit special recognition for the quality of their research, editing, and critical skills: Mark Loafman, Sue Ramirez, Steve Smith, Sally Burns, and Denise Steurer.
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978-1-4612-5054-8 (9781461250548)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Acetanilides.- Acetone.- Acetonitrile.- Acrolein.- Alcohols (Aliphatic).- Amitrole.- Ammonium Sulfamate.- Anticoagulants.- ANTU.- Arsenicals.- Benzene.- Benzoic Acids.- Benzonitriles.- Bipyridyls.- Boric Acid.- Carbamates.- Carbon Disulfide.- Chlormequat.- Chloroalkyl Thios.- Chlorophenoxys.- Copper Sulfate.- Cyanides.- Cyclohexane.- Cyclohexanone.- Cycloheximide.- Dalapon.- DEET.- o-Dichlorobenzene.- p-Dichlorobenzene.- Dichloroethyl Ether.- Dimethyl Sulfoxide.- Dinitroanilines.- Dioxane.- Diphenamid.- Endothall.- Epichlorohydrin.- Ethyl Acetate.- Ethylene Oxide.- Ethyl Formate.- Eugenol.- Formaldehyde.- Formamidines.- Glycerol Formal.- Halocarbon Fumigants.- Hexachlorobenzene.- Hexachlorophene.- Isophorone.- Kerosene.- Maleic Anhydride.- Maleic Hydrazide.- Mercurials (Inorganic and Organic).- Metalaxyl.- Metaldehyde.- Methyl Formate.- Methyl Ketones.- Methyl Methacrylate (Monomer).- Mineral Spirits.- Naphthalenes.- Nicotines.- Nitrophenols.- Organochlorines.- Organophosphates.- Organosulfurs.- Organotins.- Oxyfluorfen.- Pentachloronitrobenzene.- Pentachlorophenol.- Petroleum Distillates.- Petroleum Ether.- Phenol.- o-Phenylphenol.- Phosphine and Phosphides.- Picloram.- Piperonyl Butoxide.- Pronamide.- Propylene Oxide.- Pyrazon.- Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids.- Pyridine.- Red Squill.- Rotenone.- Rubber Solvent.- Sodium Chlorate.- Sodium Fluoroacetate.- Stoddard Solvent.- Strychnine.- Sulfur Dioxide.- Sulfuryl Fluoride.- Thiabendazole.- Thiadiazins.- Thiocarbamates.- Toluene.- Triazines.- Triforine.- Ureas.- Varnish Makers' and Painters' Naphtha.- Xylene.- Appendix 1 Glossary of Selected Terms.- Appendix 2 Freedom of Information Requests.- Appendix 3 Canceled Pesticides: All Uses (U.S.).- Appendix 4 Canceled Pesticides: Some or Most Uses (U.S.).- Appendix 5 SuspendedPesticides (U.S.) Under Consideration for Possible Cancelation.- References Cited.- References Consulted and Suggested.
